| MARADONA | Diego _; Argentinian footballer and manager (8) |
| MESSIEURS | Nice fellows in Europe captivated by Argentinian footballer and son |
| MESSI | Lionel _; Argentinian footballer (5) |
| DALGLISH | Sir Kenny , Scottish former footballer and manager (8) |
| MESSIEST | Most untidy Argentinian footballer is in Paris (8) |
| SABATINI | Gabriela _, Argentinian tennis player who won the US Open in 1990 (8) |
| KINNEAR | Joe _, late footballer and manager of teams including Wimbledon and Newcastle United (7) |
| ALF | Sir - Ramsey, England footballer and manager |
| KEEGAN | Kevin -, English footballer and manager (6) |
| SOUNESS | Graeme _; Scottish footballer and manager (7) |
| FRANZBECKENBAUER | Former footballer and manager nicknamed 'Der Kaiser' |
| PLATINI | Michel ___; French footballer and manager (7) |
| CRUYFF | Johan --, Dutch footballer and manager (6) |
| ALLY | Former footballer and manager,, _ McCoist (4) |
| KEVINKEEGAN | Former footballer and manager (5,6) |
| MICHELLE | Weatherfield woman who works in the Underworld office alongside Peter Barlow and manager Carla (8,6) |
| EYESIGHT | 'I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their _, yes": baseball player and manager Leo Durocher (8) |
| KENDALL | Howard ---, late former footballer and manager who led Everton to win the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup (7) |
| HAPPEL | Ernst, footballer and manager after whom a stadium in Vienna is named (6) |
| COSTA | Diego _, footballer who has represented Brazil and Spain (5) |
